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Winners

Films

*Best Picture: '' Mon oncle Antoine'' — Marc Beaudet *Documentary Over 30 Minutes: '' Les Philharmonistes'' — Yves Leduc *Documentary Under 30 Minutes: '' The Sea'' —

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*Theatrical Short: '' Don't Knock the Ox'' —

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*Animated: ''

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'' — Michael Mills *Arts and Experimental: '' Essai à la mille'' —

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; '' Found Sculpture: Victor Tinkl'' — Christopher Homer *TV Drama: '' The Megantic Outlaw'' — Ron Kelly *TV Information: '' The Human Journey: The Early Years'' — Jerry Lawton *Nature and Wildlife: ''

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*Travel and Recreation: '' Alberta: Under the Sun'' — C. N. Ross, Eric Jensen; ''

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*Public Relations: '' Shebandowan: A Summer Place'' — Lee Gordon, Donald Haldane *Sales Promotion: ''Containerization'' — Brant E. Ducey *Training and Instruction: ''It Starts at the Top'' — Chetwynd Films

Feature craft

*Actor:

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, '' Mon oncle Antoine'' *Actress:

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Olivette Thibault Olivette Thibault (November 13, 1914 – December 17, 1995) was a Canadian stage, film and television actress from Quebec.Mon oncle Antoine'' *Art Direction: Alexander Kuznetsov, '' Tiki Tiki'' *Cinematography:

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, '' Mon oncle Antoine'' *Direction:

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, '' Mon oncle Antoine'' *Editing: Douglas Robertson, ''

'' *Sound Editing: ''no award'' *Musical Score: Jean Cousineau, '' Mon oncle Antoine'' *Screenplay: Clément Perron, '' Mon oncle Antoine'' *Sound: Roger Lamoureux, '' Mon oncle Antoine''

Non-feature craft

*Actor: Colin Fox, '' Durham and the Two Nations'' *Actress:

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, '' The Megantic Outlaw'' *Art Direction:

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, '' The Magnificent Gift'' *Black & White Cinematography: Ron Hallis and Snak Zatoli, '' Toni, Randi and Marie'' *Colour Cinematography:

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, '' Death of a Legend'' *Direction: Michael McKennirey, ''

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'' *Editing: John Sannen, '' Genetics: Man the Creator'' *Sound Editing: Serge Beauchemin, '' Les Philharmonistes'' *Musical Score: Larry Crosley, '' Seasons in the Mind'' *Screenplay:

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Claude Péloquin Claude Péloquin (1942 – 25 November 2018) was a Québécois poet, writer, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and director. Péloquin published more than twenty books of poetry. He was also the author of many popular songs, including Robert C ...

, '' L'Homme nouveau'' *Sound Recording: Dan Gibson, ''Sounds of Nature'' *Sound Re-Recording: Film House, ''North of Superior''

Special awards

*Special Award: Multiscreen Corporation *Special Award:

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References

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